Eric Young is back from the dead.
Young was revealed as the mystery partner of Scott D’Amore at Slammiversary for his tag team match against Bully Ray and Cody Deaner. The match featured multiple surprises, as former Team Canada member A1 also made an appearance during the match.
Young won the match for his team, scoring the pinfall after hitting Deaner with an elbow drop.
Eric Young was available to return to IMPACT Wrestling due to securing his release from WWE in April. Fightful (via Fightful Select) reported Young asked for and was granted his release after Vince McMahon returned as part of the deal with Endeavor.
WWE sources told Fightful that Eric Young didn’t want to work with Vince McMahon and he asked to be released when it was certain that McMahon was back in an official capacity. Those sources said Young cited “moral, creative and personal reasons” for not wanting to work with McMahon.
Eric Young has been rumored as the mystery partner since Thursday when D’Amore teased bringing someone “back from the dead” to help him. That clue was a likely hint at Young, who was storyline killed off by Cody Deaner and The Design in December 2022.
Results
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Bully Ray & Deaner vs. Scott D’Amore & Eric Young
The match starts with Eric Young and Deaner, but Deaner tags out to Bully. They lock up briefly until Scott gets the tag. Scott hypes up the crowd, but Bully tags out. Deaner rakes Scott’s eyes. D’Amore hits a leeping leg lariat. EY and Scott hit Deaner with a neckbreaker together. Deaner regathers himself and elbows Scott. D’Amore counters with a spinebuster. Bully comes in and attacks Scott from behind.
Bully beats Scott up at ringside in front of Scott’s mother in the front row. Back in the ring, Bully low-blows Scott, but EY tells the ref not to call the DQ. Bully yells at the ref to disqualify him, but the ref takes his stripes off and leave. McCarty puts on the ref shirt before D’Amore hits Bully with a spear. EY and Deaner get tags and EY knocks him down with clotheslines. EY plants him with a piledriver, but Kon pulls McCarty out during the count.
Kon tries taking out EY, but A1 runs in and clotheslines Kon out. McCarty hits Bully with a stunner and then holds him in place for Scott to faceplant on him. EY grabs a table and the babyfaces chokeslam him through it. Scott hits Deaner with Canadian Destroyer. EY hits Deaner with an elbow drop and pins for the win.
Winners: Eric Young & Scott D’Amore
